Apr. 7—This month, state officials voted unanimously to change the names of a creek and a hill on an Aleutian island in response to proposals arguing they were offensive and arbitrary. The features in ...

Former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens never apologized for steering money to his state. Stevens once said, "I'm guilty of asking the Senate for pork, and proud of the Senate for giving it to me." Michael ...

L-R, Oliver Leavitt and Mayor Jake Adams of Barrow visit Senator Ted Stevens in Washington, D.C., on September 6, 1972, regarding ANCSA land selections for the Arctic Slope Region. (U.S. Senate / Ted ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has agreed to plug at least one additional abandoned well in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska provided it receives the money to do so.

News-Miner opinion: Former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy has long been tied to his humanitarian work, environmental advocacy and his controversial but transformative policies. Among the most ...

There are thousands of open contaminated sites in Alaska. Typically, when one is discovered, it’s up to the landowner — or the person responsible for making the mess — to clean it up. But there are ...

The proposal to rename the Port of Alaska after former Rep. Don Young that came before the Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday was as close to a slam-dunk as political matters get. A multipartisan panel ...

Editor's note: The following commentary was first submitted as written testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs field hearing on the initiative titled "H.O.P.E. for the Future: Helping ...

Allowing unethical and unscientific predator control practices on National Park Service lands in Alaska, as Interior Department Secretary Ryan Zinke is currently proposing to do, is contrary to ...

LOWELL — Paul Tsongas’ final resting place could only be in a beautiful, natural setting. On a hill at the edge of Lowell Cemetery, the environmental advocate’s grave overlooks the Concord River — a ...

LOWELL — Paul Tsongas’ final resting place could only be in a beautiful, natural setting. On a hill at the edge of Lowell Cemetery, the environmental advocate’s grave overlooks the Concord River — a ...